Chapter 6 Zhou Ziwen's Appetite
"Let's listen to Uncle Wu and build adobe house." Zhou Ziwen said hurriedly.
In this era, all houses in rural areas are made of adobe, and it is impossible for him to be unique and build something different from others.
"Uncle Wu, let's build two rooms and a living room just like Comrade Zhou Ziwen." Sister Chen Shiying discussed it and decided to borrow Zhou Ziwen's plan.
And since there are two of them, the bedroom needs to be bigger.
"You guys decide how big to build it. Now I want to talk about the wall..."
If it weren't for Zhou Ziwen's good wine, Wu Da wouldn't have been so enthusiastic about giving advice.
"The educated youth don't have their own private plots, and without them they can't grow vegetables. Of course, if you have money, you can buy them from the villagers..."
"What does Uncle Wu mean?" Zhou Ziwen vaguely understood what Wu Dagang meant.
"What I mean is to build a wall around the yard so that you can grow vegetables in it. Although the place may not be very big, it will definitely be enough for you to eat by yourselves." Wu Dagang said as he tapped his pipe.
Zhou Ziwen naturally chose to accept Wu Dagang's suggestion.
After all, this method is really good. No matter what, having a piece of land can make you self-sufficient.
"And there's the issue of the toilet..."
As the saying goes, an old person in the family is like a treasure. Wu Dagang's suggestions really helped them a lot.
Look, he actually ignored the toilet.
Next, at the dinner table, sisters Zhou Ziwen and Chen Shiying discussed the matter of building a house quickly.
Wu Dagang suggested that they build the houses together so that they could share a wall and save some costs.
Zhou Ziwen naturally had no objection to this. After all, having two young and beautiful girls as neighbors could make people happy.
It is said that the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. Zhou Ziwen still has some ideas about Chen Shiying and her sisters.
But he hadn't made up his mind yet and decided to wait and see.
After all, you can't just date someone casually. You have to first confirm their character. If they have bad character, he won't want them no matter how beautiful they are.
And which of these two sisters to choose is also a problem...
The Chen sisters had no objections either, as they still had a good impression of Zhou Ziwen.
During the few days on the way here, they had a good chat with Zhou Ziwen. In this unfamiliar place, they felt relatively more familiar with each other because they had known each other for a few more days.
The two sisters also had their own considerations. If their house was built together with Zhou Ziwen's, if something happened, they could shout in the house and he would hear them, which would also protect their safety.
For some reason, the two girls subconsciously ignored the question of whether Zhou Ziwen was a good person.
Perhaps Zhou Ziwen's handsome face is too deceptive, and it naturally gives people a friendly feeling, making people unable to help but let down their guard.
Next, Wu Dagang helped them calculate the approximate price of the house. Zhou Ziwen's room was smaller, about 120 yuan, and the houses of the two Chen sisters were slightly larger, about 135 yuan.
In fact, if you just want to build a house, a few dozen dollars will be enough. The main reason is that the courtyard wall is not cheap. After all, if you want to enclose such a large piece of land for growing vegetables, a small place will definitely not work.
Of course, the courtyard wall can also be made of cheaper materials, such as wood and bamboo fences, which can save a lot of money.
But girls are insecure and they don’t want to use this cheap wall.
Not only is it simple, but it also cannot block other people's sight. Whatever you do in the yard can be seen by others.
It is also not safe. If someone comes in at night, it will be too dangerous for the two little girls.
It just so happened that Zhou Ziwen didn't want this cheap fence, after all, he also needed his own private space.
Seeing that the Chen sisters chose the adobe courtyard wall, he also suggested that everyone build the same one.
After all, their houses are built together, and they look more beautiful if they are built in the same style.
Although Wu Dagang didn't say much about this, the look in his eyes when he looked at the prodigal son perfectly expressed his meaning.
"Since we've agreed, I'll arrange someone for you tomorrow. Choose a location quickly, and remember it can't be too far from the Youth Hostel."
"No problem, we'll go choose a place tomorrow morning." Zhou Ziwen nodded.
The house matter was discussed in this way. Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters handed the money to Wu Dagang on the spot, and they would refund or pay more after the house was built.
Next, they just need to wait for the house to be built and then move in directly.
After talking about the house, they had almost finished drinking. Zhou Ziwen and Brother Zhao were both good at drinking. The two old men finished a bottle of wine in one meal.
In the evening, with the enthusiastic help of Aunt Chen, they quickly cleaned up the room.
In fact, there was nothing to clean. Although no one had lived in the room for a long time, Aunt Chen cleaned it regularly, so you could move in after a little tidying up.
Perhaps because he had drunk some wine, Zhou Ziwen fell asleep quickly after spreading the bedding.
Zhou Ziwen slept particularly soundly on his first night in the countryside.
The next day, at dawn outside, Zhou Ziwen was awakened by a burst of rapid gongs and drums.
When I came out of the room, I happened to meet the Chen sisters coming out of the next room. It seemed that they were also woken up.
"What's going on?"
"This is the production team notifying everyone to get ready for work!"
"But since you just arrived, you can take a day off today and officially start work tomorrow."
At this time, Aunt Chen's voice came.
"You're working so early!"
Zhou Ziwen looked at his watch. It was only half past five.
"We'll knock again later. The last one was to notify everyone to get up." Aunt Chen explained with a smile.
"By the way, I steamed some steamed bread. Go wash up first, and you can eat it later."
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll give you the food."
In that era, no one was rich, so even though the other person didn't ask for it, Zhou Ziwen still gave it to him first.
After all, this was something we had agreed on in advance, but I was a bit busy yesterday and didn't have time to do it.
"Don't worry, don't worry. You can give it to me all at once when the time comes." Aunt Chen waved her hand.
"You'd better give it to me first. Auntie, you don't know that I have a big appetite and I eat a lot."
As he spoke, Zhou Ziwen found a basin and filled it with some of the food he had advanced yesterday.
Yesterday the village gave them corn kernels, which had been crushed in advance and were still a bit rough.
When eating it, you need to go to the village and grind it with a stone mill, otherwise it will taste harsh on your throat.
Zhou Ziwen calculated that it would take about seven days to build a house. With his appetite, he could eat half a pound of food in one meal, which means one and a half pounds of food for three meals a day.
Zhou Ziwen didn't count carefully, but he packed about 15 kilograms.
"You kid, why do you need so much? You're just messing around..."
As a result, as soon as Zhou Ziwen loaded the food, Aunt Chen caught him and started scolding him.
"Auntie, I eat a lot..."
"Even if you eat a lot, you won't use so much. If other people knew about this, they would say my family is taking advantage of you!"
Aunt Chen grabbed the basin without saying a word and poured the food back into it, leaving only about half of it.
(End of this chapter)
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